Federation Games 2022: See the timetable of the Black Bombers
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Three Ghanaian boxing award hopefuls, Shakul Samed, Abdul Wahid Omar and female Ornella Sathoud will start their Commonwealth Games bow on Friday, July 29, 2022, at the NEC Games Village.
Light heavyweight fighter Samed will confront Mauritius' Luc Jean Rosalba in a Round of 32 tie while 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Omar faces Jamie Devine of Isle of Man in a light welterweight conflict in a Round of 32 challenge.
Ornella then again will slug it out with Kerry Davis of England in a ladies' middleweight challenge at the Round of 16 phase.
Responding to the draw, Kwasi Ofori Asare, mentor of the public novice boxing crew, said he was satisfied with the pairings and anticipated that his group should cruise through to the following period of the opposition.
Mentor Asare made sense of that the group were looking great to confront any rival that comes their direction.
"It won't be simple yet I am satisfied with the pairings in light of the fact that the group is looking great in front of the competition," Coach Asare told Graphic Online.
"The three contenders opening the opposition are completely ready and holding on to give a decent record of themselves on Friday."
In the mean time, middleweight Abubakar Quartey will confront Nigeria's Adeyinka Benson in a Round of 16 tie on July 31 with 2018 bronze medalist Jessie Lartey against Englishman Harris Akbar Mohammed in a light middleweight tie on August 2.
Welterweight Alfred Kotey to slug it out with Rohit Tokas of Indonesia on August 2 and Joseph Commey to draw in Betero Aaree of Kiribati on July 30.
At bantamweight, Abraham Mensah will battle the champ of Kenya's Hassan Shaffi Bakari and Rukmal Prasanna of Sri Lanka in a Round of 16 conflict on August 2.
Samuel Yaw Addo is planned to confront Paiva Clepson Antonio Dos Santos of Northern Ireland in a flyweight challenge on August 1.